magnesium (n)
Mg (n)
atomic number 12 (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 27
def a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element
def in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame
def occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine)
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Hypernym metallic element, metal
Substance holonym carnallite; dolomite, bitter spar; magnesite; olivine; periclase, magnesia, magnesium oxide; spinel
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Hyponym metallic element, metal
Substance meronym carnallite; dolomite, bitter spar; magnesite; olivine; periclase, magnesia, magnesium oxide; spinel

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